Killzone Shadow Fall Review (MasonicGamer)

MasonicGamer: The PlayStation 4 is here and so is ‘GRAPHICS The Game’ or as Sony prefers to call it, Killzone Shadow Fall… more like Shadow Flop. Yes I hate to the bearer of bad news but Killzone Shadow Fall is a major disappointment on all fronts, even if you’re coming into it with low expectations expectations. It will no doubt be remembered years from now as an early generation fail, the PlayStation 4′s very own Perfect Dark Zero.

Killzone Shadow Fall was first revealed earlier this year and soon became the PlayStation 4′s “killer app”, a game designed to show off what the PlayStation 4 could do and on that regard, it gets the job done. Sadly no one told Guerrilla Games that not everyone jerks off to pretty visuals and some of us like our games to have a little substance.
(Killzone: Shadow Fall, PS4)
5/10

not 8.5 but will be better to give 7.5 or if you want realy less then its 7 ,yeah mp is realy good but still not very innovative or new but is executed welll and especia;y its map and its design which realy give rise to may ideas and give room for good decisions ,but campaign is realy bad ,if this game never had the mp than it may have been 5 from me ,same goes for bf4 campaign and 7 for cod ghost campaign ,but i can easily give 4 for its graphics and 1 for its gameplay,because stealth is realy bad and shooting stuff is realy boring becasue of realy bad AI and throught the game at most points you will find only 4 to 7 enenemy at one at screes or many a time 2 enemys at once which is realy bad.

If you're more interested in the multiplayer aspect, then you may want to wait for the free multiplayer on the 28th-29th.

Everyone has differing opinions on the game, but it's almost safe to assume that the multiplayer is the better portion of the game.

I'm having a hard time getting through the single player campaign. It's really all over the place. Going from mission to mission is drastically different. From a mission that encourages stealth, to a mission where you're on a creepy ghost ship, to a mindless killing mission. Throw in some random jump puzzling and whatnot.

Maybe it was expectations on my part, but the single player didn't make the grade. I think Mercenary did the non-linear missions a bit better, and I preferred both KZ2 and KZ3 for the linear stuff. YMMV though.

Aside: The single player looks absolutely gorgeous. It looks next gen. I have CoD: Ghosts as well, and that game did not look anywhere near as next gen, ever.

The first word that comes to mind in regards to my experience with the campaign is 'bland.'

There's a variety of missions that do not seem to be fleshed out. It feels like this game tried to cover as many bases as possible without truly covering any of them.

A variety of bland experiences still makes a bland whole.

I've played every Killzone save the PSP one, and the story of each and every one is pretty bland. I'm not knocking the devs. I, truly, believe that GG can make a great game. The problem lies in the KZ universe. It's uninspired.

Try not to be so dismissive. Most gamers like variety. That's why we buy multiple games. The problem in this case was one game going for too much variety and not realizing most of it.

from gamespot its 7 and the game is still not that bad you sill can have fun playing its amazing mp if you like playing online and its ok if you want to show off with its graphics but think 1000 times before buying it solely for SP ,if you dont like online matches dont go for it,buying cod ghost will still be a goood choice for campaign ,why dont you go for ac black flag it is having great campaign and awesome multiplayer.

I feel like more and more of these launch reviews are posting scores for shock value/page visits then actually rating the game.

I agree with alot of his points, but 5/10 sounds like an "avoid at all costs" which at least to me is way off. Yeah the story is flat, but the gameplay is solid and overall was a pretty enjoyable game.

I think the game seems alright. It could very well be the best next-gen game so far but that doesn't say much considering most next-gen games are getting pretty underwhelming reviews. If I had a ps4 I'd probably buy it simply because there's nothing else to buy.

Im having a blast playing killzone! Ive been playing since launch and I think its awesome. 5 just seems a bit ridiculous to me but everyone has an opinion. The story was pretty good but the multiplayer is fun as hell. My favorite map is "the wall"

Kind of off-topic, I thought Perfect Dark Zero had some nice ideas, at least for the multiplayer side of it. But then I like my games to have enemies I can see, rather than enemies in camouflage that have a "bad guy" interface mark above their head.

I figured as much... This is the top selling next gen exclusive after all... What about the game types though? Is everyone flocking to team death match? Or are the other game types well represented as well?

From what I've played of the multi player there are a lot more people on than stated.
Warzone is the most popular choice, which is good game type with changing objectives throughout the match. My only gipe is not many of the rounds are used, which leaves the games feeling a little short.

I think the multi-player side of things is great, really good customisation options and the weapons still have a 'weight' to them.
The single player is enjoyable, its not great but then its a game so I don't expect anything spectacular. The graphics on the other hand are outstanding, and for one section just made me think of Bladerunner!

"From what I've played of the multi player there are a lot more people on than stated. Warzone is the most popular choice,"

im not sure how you can flat out lie and get agrees. tdm has the most people playing, and the mp has not had more the 2000 people online at once. NOTHING this guy said in reference to the community was false.

can you people not read? the amount of players in a gametype is right there for all to see.

You are wrong about the amount of players i.ve been on and seen over 3000 players.Also Whilst TDM is the most popular you have Warzone and Classic Warzone.Which when combined have as many or more players.

its very clear what type of games your really like, and other's you really do not care about.

the fact you even put this in your comment section:

"Kill waves of Helghast –> Push switch –> Run to way point marker –> Kill more waves of Helghast –> Push another switch –> Kill more Helghast"

Here let me help you:

Platformer

jump>duck>climb>race to finish get some rings or coins rinse and repeat on each and every level. now board #2,3,4,5,6,7,8 hey rescue princess peach. does that sound anymore dynamic? there is thing's that you can say about any game. about How freaking Generic they all are. pointing it out is pretty much d@mn site moot, because very few game design dynamic's have changed to offer something that changes what functions thay have added that really are new. trying to imply somehow some way that its "just more of the same" shows just how trite some people have become.

KS:sf is outstanding in sports gameplay and stellar in mp! Review is a joke! Anyone who has leveled up a class to the max knows what im saying is true. The maps alone are better than anything out now or before it.